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The new research reports from Fundamental Markets, available for free download at the links above, examine Columbia Banking System, Inc. (COLB), Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc. (BECN), Clean Harbors, Inc. (CLH), CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (CF), CNA Financial Corporation (CNA), and Moody's Corporation (MCO) on a fundamental level and outlines the overall demand for their products and services in addition to an in-depth review of the business strategy, management discussion, and overall direction going forward. Several excerpts from the recently released reports are available to today's readers below.

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Important Notice: the following excerpts are not designed to be standalone summaries and as such, important information may be missing from these samples. Please download the entire research report, free of charge, to ensure you are reading all relevant material information. All information in this release was accessed February 16th, 2018. Percentage calculations are performed after rounding. All amounts in millions (MM), except per share amounts.

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COLUMBIA BANKING SYSTEM, INC. (COLB) REPORT OVERVIEW

Columbia Banking System's Recent Financial Performance

For the three months ended December 31st, 2017 vs December 31st, 2016, Columbia Banking System reported interest income of $108.84MM vs $86.73MM (up 25.49%) and basic earnings per share $0.23 vs $0.53 (down 56.60%). For the twelve months ended December 31st, 2017 vs December 31st, 2016, Columbia Banking System reported interest income of $374.75MM vs $337.97MM (up 10.88%) and basic earnings per share $1.86 vs $1.81 (up 2.76%). Columbia Banking System is expected to report earnings on April 26th, 2018. The report will be for the fiscal period ending March 31st, 2018. The reported EPS for the same quarter last year was $0.50. The estimated EPS forecast for the next fiscal year is $3.04 and is expected to report on January 24th, 2019.

For the three months ended December 31st, 2017 vs December 31st, 2016, Beacon Roofing Supply reported revenue of $1,121.98MM vs $1,002.18MM (up 11.95%) and basic earnings per share $1.00 vs $0.34 (up 194.12%). For the twelve months ended September 30th, 2017 vs September 30th, 2016, Beacon Roofing Supply reported revenue of $4,376.67MM vs $4,127.11MM (up 6.05%) and basic earnings per share $1.67 vs $1.51 (up 10.60%). Beacon Roofing Supply is expected to report earnings on May 3rd, 2018. The report will be for the fiscal period ending March 31st, 2018. The reported EPS for the same quarter last year was -$0.04. The estimated EPS forecast for the next fiscal year is $4.50 and is expected to report on November 19th, 2018.

For the three months ended September 30th, 2017 vs September 30th, 2016, Clean Harbors reported revenue of $755.85MM vs $729.52MM (up 3.61%) and basic earnings per share $0.21 vs -$0.18. For the twelve months ended December 31st, 2016 vs December 31st, 2015, Clean Harbors reported revenue of $2,755.23MM vs $3,275.14MM (down 15.87%) and basic earnings per share -$0.69 vs $0.76. Clean Harbors is expected to report earnings on February 28th, 2018. The report will be for the fiscal period ending December 31st, 2017. The reported EPS for the same quarter last year was -$0.06. The estimated EPS forecast for the next fiscal year is $0.92 and is expected to report on February 28th, 2018.

For the three months ended December 31st, 2017 vs December 31st, 2016, CF Industries reported revenue of $1,099.00MM vs $867.00MM (up 26.76%) and basic earnings per share $1.99 vs -$1.37. For the twelve months ended December 31st, 2017 vs December 31st, 2016, CF Industries reported revenue of $4,130.00MM vs $3,685.00MM (up 12.08%) and basic earnings per share $1.53 vs -$1.19. CF Industries is expected to report earnings on May 2nd, 2018. The report will be for the fiscal period ending March 31st, 2018. The reported EPS for the same quarter last year was $0.05. The estimated EPS forecast for the next fiscal year is $0.84 and is expected to report on February 13th, 2019.

For the three months ended December 31st, 2017 vs December 31st, 2016, CNA Financial reported revenue of $2,448.00MM vs $2,390.00MM (up 2.43%) and basic earnings per share $0.82 vs $0.89 (down 7.87%). For the twelve months ended December 31st, 2017 vs December 31st, 2016, CNA Financial reported revenue of $9,542.00MM vs $9,366.00MM (up 1.88%) and basic earnings per share $3.32 vs $3.18 (up 4.40%). CNA Financial is expected to report earnings on May 7th, 2018. The report will be for the fiscal period ending March 31st, 2018. The reported EPS for the same quarter last year was $0.87. The estimated EPS forecast for the next fiscal year is $3.98 and is expected to report on February 11th, 2019.

For the three months ended December 31st, 2017 vs December 31st, 2016, Moody's reported revenue of $1,165.50MM vs $942.10MM (up 23.71%) and basic earnings per share $0.13 vs -$2.22. For the twelve months ended December 31st, 2017 vs December 31st, 2016, Moody's reported revenue of $4,204.10MM vs $3,604.20MM (up 16.64%) and basic earnings per share $5.24 vs $1.38 (up 279.71%). Moody's is expected to report earnings on May 4th, 2018. The report will be for the fiscal period ending March 31st, 2018. The reported EPS for the same quarter last year was $1.47. The estimated EPS forecast for the next fiscal year is $8.34 and is expected to report on February 8th, 2019.

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